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Título: | Candida glabrata’s recurrent infections: biofilm formation during Amphotericin B treatment |
Autor(es): | Rodrigues, Célia Fortuna Silva, Sónia Carina Azeredo, Joana Henriques, Mariana |
Palavras-chave: | Amphotericin B Biofilm cells Biofilms Candida glabrata Matrix composition |
Data: | 2016 |
Editora: | Blackwell Publishing |
Revista: | Letters in Applied Microbiology |
Citação: | Rodrigues, Célia F.; Silva, Sónia Carina; Azeredo, Joana; Henriques, Mariana, Candida glabrata's recurrent infections: biofilms formation during Amphotericin B treatment. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 63(2), 77-81, 2016 |
Resumo(s): | Candida species are responsible for recurrent human infections, mostly in immunocompromised patients, due to their high vulnerability. Candida glabrata has a major role in systemic candidiasis and Amphotericin B (AmB), a hospital environment exclusive polyene, is frequently used to treat this disease. Lately, however, clinical evidences of Candida recurrent infections during these treatments are being described, probably due to biofilms (re)formation during this therapy. Thus, this work aims at inferring if C. glabrata biofilms are still being formed during AmB treatment. For that, C. glabrata biofilms were formed in the presence of AmB and analysed by dry weight. Matrix composition was analysed quantifying carbohydrates and, specifically, -1,3 glucans. Results demonstrated that, although in a lesser extent, C. glabrata is able to develop biofilms in the presence of AmB, with a thick extracellular matrix, with an increase on carbohydrates, especially -1,3 glucans. Therefore, it is confirmed that complex biofilms of C. glabrata can be formed during an AmB treatment. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/42261 |
DOI: | 10.1111/lam.12600 |
ISSN: | 0266-8254 |
e-ISSN: | 1472-765X |
Versão da editora: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1472-765X |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CEB - Publicações em Revistas/Séries Internacionais / Publications in International Journals/Series |
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